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Gov. Tim Walz on Wednesday announced a statewide order requiring Minnesotans to wear masks in restaurants, stores and other public indoor gathering spaces to stem the spread of COVID-19 and put the state on a path back to normalcy.
“This is the quickest way to ending the COVID pandemic,” he told reporters. “It is the surest way to getting us to the therapeutics and vaccines” while continuing to reopen the economy.
This is an MPR News evening update for Wednesday July 22, 2020. Hosted by Tim Nelson and Britta Greene.
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Hennepin County District Court Judge Peter Cahill said he agrees the gag order was too broad, but warned lawyers to still follow ethical rules in discussing the case publicly. MPR News morning update for July 22, 2020. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer.
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A police accountability bill that the House and Senate passed in a special session early Tuesday morning is headed for the desk of Gov. Tim Walz for his signature. The legislation was crafted in behind-the-scenes negotiations and took shape quickly following the police killing of George Floyd on Memorial Day.
House Speaker Melissa Hortman, DFL-Brooklyn Park, credited the family of Floyd and other Minnesotans killed by police for pushing for legislative action. Hortman said the policing bill is a considerable step forward, but she added that it is not nearly enough.
This is an MPR News evening update for Tuesday July 21, 2020. Hosted by Tim Nelson and Britta Greene.
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The bill increases the training required for law enforcement officers, among other measures. MPR News morning update for July 21, 2020. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer.
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Minnesota’s COVID-19 toll continued to climb Monday with 922 total new cases and an extra measure of heartbreak — the first death of a child in the state, a 9-month-old in Clay County.
The infant is among the youngest deaths in the country from COVID-19. The child did not have an underlying health problem and had not been hospitalized, Kris Ehresmann, the state’s infectious disease director, told reporters.
This is an MPR News evening update for Monday, July 20, 2020. Hosted by Britta Greene and Tim Nelson.
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Not much has happened since the summer’s second special session began a week ago, but a vote is planned for today on a bonding bill. MPR News morning update for July 20, 2020. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer.
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Minnesota is reporting 737 new COVID-19 cases, up from 464 in Saturday's report. It’s the seventh-highest daily total of the pandemic in the state. MPR News update for July 19, 2020. Hosted by Tim Nelson. Our theme music is by Gary Meister.
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People in Minnesota and across the country are mourning the death of Georgia congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis. MPR News update for July 18, 2020. Hosted by Brian Bakst. Our theme music is by Gary Meister.
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State health officials on Friday made clear that Minnesota may need to dial back reopening efforts on bars, restaurants and other public gathering spaces if current COVID-19 case trends accelerate and the state continues backsliding in its fight against the disease’s spread.
They also braced Minnesotans to expect the recent relatively stable counts of hospitalizations, intensive care cases and deaths to resume a steeper upward climb.
MPR News evening update for July 17, 2020. Hosted by Nina Moini.
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Target is among the latest retailers to require that customers wear face masks to curb the spread of COVID-19. MPR News update for July 17, 2020. Hosted by Cathy Wurzer.
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